New techniques circumvent a roadblock to the production of embryonicstem-cell-like lines from adult tissue. Such reprogrammed cell lines should be much safer to use for therapy.
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Pera, M. Low-risk reprogramming. Nature 458, 715–716 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/458715a
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